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Wednesday, 28 February 2018 18 [No 4—2017] FIFTH SESSION, FIFTH PARLIAMENT NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES ________________________ INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER ________________________ NOTE: 1.

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Table of Contents Page PEACE AND SECURITY: Cluster 1A Minister of Defence and Military Veterans .........................................20, 21, 23, 24, 25 Minister of Justice and Correctional Services .....................................20, 21, 23, 24, 25 Minister of Police .....................................................................19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 19 Wednesday, 28 February 2018 [No 4—2018] FIFTH SESSION, FIFTH PARLIAMENT QUESTIONS FOR ORAL REPLY THURSDAY, 8 MARCH 2018 PEACE AND SECURITY: Cluster 1A Dedicated policing unit for Metrorail 1.
Ms E Prins (Western Cape: ANC) to ask the Minister of Police: (1) Whether, in light of the murders, violence and vandalism on trains and train stations and the assets of Metrorail, he (a) is in consultation with Metrorail and (b) has considered implementing a (i) dedicated and (ii) trained policing unit to deal with these threats to our commuting community; if not, why not in each case; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether he will consider finding solutions to these threats (details furnished); if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
CO49E Reported cases not brought before courts 2.

Mr L B Gaehler (Eastern Cape: UDM) to ask the Minister of Police: (1) (2) How many (a) cases that are opened at police stations in each province are not brought before the courts and (b) of such cases are of serious offences; how many cases that are not (a) brought before the courts and/or (b) on the courts roll are as a result of (i) poor administration, (ii) a lack of infrastructure, (iii) poor management and (iv) a lack of skilled detectives?

CO50E 3.
Mr L B Gaehler (Eastern Cape: UDM) to ask the Minister of Police: Security detection devices (1) Whether all police stations have dedicated police members to provide protection; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) (3) (a) how many police stations have scanners at the entrances and (b) what other early warning security detection devices are used; whether there were any early warning security detection devices in operation at the Ngcobo Police Station on 22 February 2018; if not, (a) why not and (b) why are there no early warning detection devices at police stations; if so, what are the relevant details?
CO51E Wednesday, 28 February 2018 20 [No 4—2017] FIFTH SESSION, FIFTH PARLIAMENT Cases awaiting appeals 4.

Mr L B Gaehler (Eastern Cape: UDM) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: (1) How many cases are awaiting appeals at the Mthata High Court (a) for the (i) 2013/14, (ii) 2014/15, (iii) 2015/16 and (iv) 2016/17 financial years and (b) from 1 April 2017 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; (2) what is the nature of each (a) case and (b) appeal?
CO52E Smuggling of goods into prisons 5.

Mr G Michalakis (Free State: DA) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: What action is his department taking to curb the smuggling of goods into prisons?

CO53E Basic skills’ tests for SAPS members 6.

Mr G Michalakis (Free State: DA) to ask the Minister of Police: What basic skills’ tests are done before an individual is employed as a member of the SA Police Service?

CO54E 7.
CO54E 7.

Mr G Michalakis (Free State: DA) to ask the Minister of Police: Allocation of extra resources Whether his department will allocate extra resources to the Cybercrime Unit in the 2018/19 financial year; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

CO55E Investigation into UN concerns 8.


Mr G Michalakis (Free State: DA) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: How far is the investigation into the United Nations concerns regarding South African troops who have allegedly been involved in (a) sexual exploitation of women and (b) the physical assault of a young man in the Democratic Republic of Congo?

CO56E 21 Wednesday, 28 February 2018 [No 4—2018] FIFTH SESSION, FIFTH PARLIAMENT Monitoring of medical services 9.
Mr J W W Julius (Gauteng: DA) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: (a) How regular is the provision of medical services in correctional facilities being monitored and (b) what system is in place to conduct such monitoring?

CO57E Parole for prisoners 10.

Mr J W W Julius (Gauteng: DA) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: What is the current backlog regarding the consideration of parole applications for prisoners who are serving life sentences?
CO58E Additional amount allocated 11.

Mr J W W Julius (Gauteng: DA) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: What would her first priority be if an additional R25 million was allocated to her department?

CO59E Monitoring of parole conditions 12.


Mr M Khawula (KwaZulu-Natal: IFP) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: (1) (2) How does his department monitor parole conditions of a certain person (details furnished); whether such conditions have been strictly adhered to from the day the said person was released from prison; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

CO60E Status of Military Veterans 13.


Mr M Khawula (KwaZulu-Natal: IFP) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: Why has the status of Military Veterans that was granted to the Self-Defence Units (SDUs) not been granted to the Self-Protection Units which were operating along the same objectives and principles as the SDUs?

CO61E Wednesday, 28 February 2018 22 [No 4—2017] FIFTH SESSION, FIFTH PARLIAMENT Plans/measures to curb hijackings 14.
Mr M Khawula (KwaZulu-Natal: IFP) to ask the Minister of Police: Whether he has instituted any extra plans and/or measures in the Manguzi and Mbazwana areas in the uMkhanyakude District Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal to curb the hijacking and theft of vehicles in the area (details furnished); if not, why not; if so, (a) what extra plans and/or measures and (b) what are the further relevant details?

CO62E Ipid vs police management in Parliament 15.


Ms T Wana (Eastern Cape: ANC) to ask the Minister of Police: Whether he has played any role in assisting to diffuse the tension in Parliament between the Independent Police Investigative Directorate and the police management; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?

CO63E 16.
CO63E 16.

Mr D L Ximbi (Western Cape: ANC) to ask the Minister of Police: Phase 2 of Operation Fiela With regard to him launching the second phase of Operation Fiela on Tuesday, 23 January 2018, (a) what were the results of the first phase of Operation Fiela and (b) how has it assisted to combat crime in general?

CO64E Fighting increasing killing of police 17.


Mr M J Mohapi (Free State: ANC) to ask the Minister of Police: What programmes his department has to fight the increasing killing of police officers at their homes after work and in police stations for their firearms (details furnished)?

CO65E Plans to counter killing of police 18.


Mr O J Sefako (North West: ANC) to ask the Minister of Police: What are the (a) immediate and (b) long-term plans of his department to counter the killing of police members on duty?

CO66E 23 Wednesday, 28 February 2018 [No 4—2018] FIFTH SESSION, FIFTH PARLIAMENT Key areas highlighted in Annual Report 19.
Ms Z V Ncitha (Eastern Cape: ANC) to ask the Minister of Police: In light of what happened in Ngcobo in the Eastern Cape, how far is his department in addressing the increase in intelligence support and coordination, enhancing police visibility, enhancing focus on hot spot areas and addressing the proliferation of firearms as highlighted to be the key areas in the Departmental Annual Report of 2016/17?

CO67E Implementation of key legislation as required 20.
Ms Z V Ncitha (Eastern Cape: ANC) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: What mechanisms are in place to ensure that his department carry out its mandate and implement key legislation, like the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (Act No.

4 of 2013) as required (details furnished)?

CO68E Overcrowding in correctional centres 21.


Mr J M Mthethwa (KwaZulu-Natal: ANC) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: What action is his department taking to address overcrowding in correctional centres, which is one of the major threats to the safety of the inmates and staff members?

CO69E Illegal acquiring/usage of cell-phones by inmates 22.
Ms G O Oliphant (Northern Cape: ANC) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: (a) What action has his department taken to address the illegal acquiring and usage of cellular telephones by inmates and (b) how serious is this problem in correctional centres?

CO70E Allegations of assault, etc.

against SANDF members 23.
Mr E M Mlambo (Gauteng: ANC) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: Whether she will provide an overview of the allegations of assault, torture and sexual assault and paternity against SA National Defence Force members in the Democratic Republic of Congo (details furnished); if not, why not; if so, (a) what (i) developments are there and (ii) progress was made regarding the investigations, (b) how did her department deal with the implicated personnel and (c) what are the further relevant details?
CO71E Wednesday, 28 February 2018 24 [No 4—2017] FIFTH SESSION, FIFTH PARLIAMENT Protests by former military officers 24.
Mr E M Mlambo (Gauteng: ANC) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: (1) (a) How did her department respond to the recent protests by former military officers outside her department in Pretoria, (b) to what extent were the operations of her department disturbed on the day and (c) how does her department plan to avoid a repetition of such event; (2) whether her department has taken any actions to avert the protest; if not, why not; if so, what actions?
CO72E Capacity reduction of remand facility 25.

Ms B T Mathevula (Limpopo: EFF) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: Whether his department has reduced the size of the Pollsmoor Prison remand facility capacity from 250% to 150% as a result of the Western Cape High Court ruling of 2016; if not, why not; if so, (a) how and (b) why is this not done across the country?

CO73E Rejuvenating ship building 26.


Mr M M Chabangu (Free State: EFF) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: How will the SA National Defence Force lead the way in rejuvenating ship building, particularly naval ships as the defence spending has been decreased?

CO74E 27.
CO74E 27.

Ms D B Ngwenya (Gauteng: EFF) to ask the Minister of Police: Safety of Albinos (a) What action is he taking to ensure the safety of Albinos who are sometimes abducted and killed by traditional healers in our communities and (b) what extra (i) measures and/or (ii) programmes his department has to prevent this?

CO75E 25 Wednesday, 28 February 2018 [No 4—2018] FIFTH SESSION, FIFTH PARLIAMENT Report by Medical Research Council 28.
Dr Y C Vawda (Mpumalanga: EFF) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services: What action is he taking to improve the situation where only 8% of alleged rapists who are brought before the courts are convicted as stipulated in the Medical Research Council report of 2017?

CO76E Reconciliation/forgiveness 29.


Ms T J Mokwele (North West: EFF) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans: What are the reasons not to reconcile with a certain Military Veteran (details furnished), as reconciliation and forgiveness is the Government’s effort since 1994?

CO77E Questions transferred from written to oral reply in terms of Rule 249: Investigation into crime ■1.
Mr G Michalakis (Free State: DA) to ask the Minister of Police: [Written Question No 4] (1) Whether any investigations have taken place into the kidnapping, torture and murder of a certain auditor (name furnished) at the Free State Department of Agriculture and Rural Development; if not, why not; if so, what is the case number; (2) (3) whether any progress has been made regarding the investigations; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; whether the motive for the murder has been determined; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
CO04E Investigation into crime ■2.
Mr G Michalakis (Free State: DA) to ask the Minister of Police: [Written Question No 5] (1) Whether any investigations have taken place into the kidnapping and assault of a certain manager (name furnished) at the Free State Department of Agriculture and Rural Development; if not, why not; if so, what is the case number; Wednesday, 28 February 2018 26 [No 4—2017] FIFTH SESSION, FIFTH PARLIAMENT (2) (3) whether any progress has been made regarding the investigations; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; whether the motive for the murder has been determined; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
CO05E Autopsy into death of HOD ■3.
Mr G Michalakis (Free State: DA) to ask the Minister of Police: [Written Question No 6] (1) Whether, in view of the allegations of poisoning that were made by the Premier of the Free State (details furnished), an autopsy was carried out to determine the cause of death of the Head of Department of the Free State Department of Police, Roads and Transport; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) (3) whether a murder case was laid with the SA Police Service; if not, why not; if so, (a) by whom, (b) where, (c) on what date and (d) what is the case number; whether the allegations are being investigated; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
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